Why do I feel depressed after traveling? Trust me, I've been there. We’ve all been there. You go on an amazing trip and come home with the dreaded post vacation blues. Science backs this feeling. It's known as PTD, a phenomenon humans experience when returning home from a trip. Symptoms may include : Feelings of sadness, loneliness, irritability or lethargy. Social withdrawal, changes in sleep or appetite and a lack of motivation may also be present. This is known to be especially common when you've just experienced a life-changing adventure or visited a culture that is drastically different than your own. Luckily, I have some easy ways you can avoid falling into this slump. So keep reading! My StoryThis is me at the age of 14 heading off on my very first overseas adventure. I was about to board the plane for a volunteer group trip to Ghana, Africa. I'm Incredibly grateful for this experience because it planted the seed for what my life is today. ( see other blogs about the story .) As a teenager, I saw the world in a whole different way after coming home. Everything I knew about life had shifted. I had a whole new, beautiful perspective on our planet and humanity. Coming back to the suburbs in the United States: None of my friends had experienced this. There was no internet or social media at the time. I came home feeling SO inspired to do big things with my life. I also came home, kind of "resenting" the way our society took everything for granted and most of all, I came home feeling lonely because no matter how you try to paint a picture of things you experience while traveling - if your friends haven't been there - there's just no way for them to "get it." I quickly fell back into my daily routine and the magical epiphanies I discovered became merely memories. In my teen years and twenties, I really lost the connection to my new found passion and fell into partying and just "trying to make it" here in the US because I had no support system or tools to keep the travel love flowing. |
Michelle RuizMichelle is an E- RYT500 Yoga Instructor based in Tampa, FL. She hosts high end events + retreats around the globe. ArchivesCategories |
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